It's about time musicians said "Time's Up," aloud, and Janelle Monáe is here to prompt the conversation.

Though the Me Too movement and Time's Up campaign have taken hold in Hollywood, the initiative dedicated to confronting abuse and gender inequity hasn't caught on in the same way in the music industry.

“Tonight, I am proud to stand in solidarity, as not just an artist, but a young woman with my fellow sisters in this room who make up the music industry: artists, writers, assistants, publicists, CEOs, producers, engineers and women from all sectors of the business. ... We come in peace, but we mean business. And to those who would dare try and silence us, we offer you two words: Time’s up," she said.

"We say time’s up for pay inequality. Time’s up for discrimination. And time’s up for the abuse of power," she said, before addressing the music industry in particular. "You see, it’s not just going on in Hollywood. It’s not just going on in Washington. It’s (also) right here."

Then, she introduced Kesha, the performer who has been public about her legal battle with her alleged abuser, producer Dr. Luke. Kesha released her nominated comeback album Rainbow in August, after her sexual assault case was dismissed. Kesha's empowering ballad Praying, from that album, was also nominated.

"And as artists so often do, our next performer embodies the great tradition of delivering important social messages though their music," Monáe said about Kesha, who went on to perform Praying alongwith Cyndi Lauper, Camilla Cabello, Andra Day, Bebe Rexha, Julia Michaels and the Resistance Revival Chorus.

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